Reenforced-concrete wall



Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443,765

H. W. SMITH REENFORCED CONCRETE WALL.

FILED Dec 18. 1920 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 lf/f/VfiES w ,1,1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Jan. 3Q, 1923.

H W. SMITH. REENFORCED CONCRETE WALL.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 FILED DEC 1 18 flaw/9W MKS/WW7 "'INVENTOR.

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Patented Jan. 3%, 323.

HENRY WILLIAM SMITH, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

REENFORCED-CONCRETE WALL.

Application filed December 18, 1920. Serial No. 431,553.

To a]? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY \VILLIAM SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San 5' Francisco and State of California, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Reenforced-Concrete Walls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wall construction and aims to provide a new and improved form of wall which will be durable in use and simple and easy to set up.

The object of this invention is to provide a wall construction having sound deadening qualities of peculiar advantages in connection with living rooms and so constructed as to be readily adapted for any style wall board, lath and plaster. or other finished design. I

With the above and other objects in view the invention may be said to reside generally in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully pointed out, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 shows a. side elevation of a wall embodying the features of my invention in the course of construction.

Figure 2 is ahorizontal sectional view 30 taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a view somewhat similar to Figure 1 except that it shows the wall as viewed from the opposite side,

The wall is intendedto be of reenforced concrete and is therefore provided with a skeleton frame about which the concrete is poured and which provides the inner reinforcement for the wall. This skeleton frame is built up from a foundation strip or mud sill 1 upon which are mounted in spaced apart relation, a number of vertically extending uprights or studs 2 narrower than the width of the sill and arranged with one edge flush with the edge of the sill as indicated at 3; the remaining, edge being disposed inwardly a short distance from the adjacent edge of the sill to permit the poured concrete to pass readily into the spaces between the various studs. Each stud is provided along its longitudinal center with a suitable number of openings to permit wires 4 and 5 to pass therethrough, in crossing from one stud to another'at an angle of approxi- .55 mately 45 crossing on another to provide a wirg frame work or netting between each stu Each stud, moreover, is provided throughout its length with a suitable number of spaced apart hangers 6 fastened to the stud on one side and projecting outwardly to receive and support boards 8. These hangers may be in the form of wire loops having twisted ends 7 as shown to advantage in Figure 5 of the drawing. The boards 8 are 'p1erce l with openings to receive hangers 6 and are arranged, one above the other to provide a wall on one side of the stud 2 being supported adjacent the sill 1 so as to be in spaced relation to the studs. These boards may be added as the concrete is poured the boards being added as required and slipped onto the tie wires or hangers, the subsequent twisting of the ends 7 holding each board in place. Upon the opposite or inner side of the wall structure mold boards 9 are employed for closing the space between the studs prior to the pouring of the concrete. This board comprises a broad fiat body of a width sufficient to straddle the space bet-ween two studs and sufficient to enable it to fit between the studs as indicated in Figure 2 of the drawing. The lower edge of the bottom mold board rests upon the sill 1 and side strips 10 are fastened to the outer face of the board so as to project slightly over and beyond the side edges of the latter for engagement with the outer edges of the studs between which the board is placed. Each mold board encloses a substantial ,p'ortion of the space between the-studs, but as the concrete is poured, additional mold boards may be added and placed one above the other as required. The side strips 10 hold the boards in place between the studs and provide means for nailing the boards to the studs. The width of the body 9 will determine the width of the space 11 after the concrete has set and the mold boards removed. The spaces 11 when boarded up provide air spaces for deadening sound and rendering the wall sound proof, preventing the carrying of sound from one side of the wall to the other. The concrete mixture from which the wall is, in the main formed may be of any suitable composition and is poured into the spaces between the various studs after the mold boards 9 have been suitably arranged in place on opposite sides of the sill. The wire runnin transversely through the studs of the wail provide in conjunction with the studs, a strengthening inner reinforcement for the mixture, adding strength and durability to the wall and enabling it to be braced internally. To provide a vent for the wall a short, tubular member 13 having a plurality of air passages 14 extending therethrough may be embedded any suitable place in the wall with one end opening into the air space and the opposite end opening outwardly through the opposite side of the wall. thus insuring ventilation of the air spaces and without weakening the wall. The studs 2 are preferably of timber and afford means of nailing suitable fixtures to the wall. such as molding strips, picture hangers, etc. and also tend to absorb the moisture which the wall attracts, thus keeping it dry in winter and cool in the summer. The Wall may, of course, be finished in one pouring as the side boards or mold can be easily set up on both sides of the frame to the desired height and then removed after the material has been set.

It is obvious that various modifications, alterations and changes in respect to the arrangement and construction of the wall and its parts may be suggested in the practical application of the invention and it is to be here understood that all changes, alterations, etc., may be resorted to which properly fall within the scope of the invention, defined in the appended claims.

1. A wall structure including a series of spaced uprights, a series of diagonal brace wires extending through said uprights. a second series of diagonal brace wires extending through the uprights and intersecting the first series, and a partition of plastic material extending between adjacent sides of the uprights and having said brace wires embedded therein whereby the brace wires constitute also reinforcement for the plastic material, said first and second series of diagonal brace wires extending through the uprights at the longitudinal centers thereof, whereby said wires will be' equidistantly spaced from the front and rear faces of the uprights.

A wall structure including a series of spaced uprights, a series of diagonal brace wires extending through said uprights, a second series of diagonal brace wires extending through the uprights and intersecting the first series, and a partition of plastic material extending between adjacent sides of the uprights and having said brace wires embedded therein whereby the brace wires constitute also reinforcement for the plastic material. said uprights projecting from one face of the plastic partition, and finishing boards positioned against the plastic partitions and extending between the projecting portions of the uprights.

3. A wall structure comprising a sill, a plurality of spaced uprights'secured to the upper surface of the sill and being of less width than the sill, each upright having one face thereof flush with one face of the sill and'its opposite faces disposed inwardly of the sill, a plurality of outwardly extending relative short reinforcing wires connected to the side faces of the uprights and extending beyond the faces of the uprights which are disposed inwardly of the sill, a partition of plastic material between the uprights and sill and extending over the faces of the. uprights which are disposed inward of the sill and receiving the reinforcing wires, and a facing spaced from the plastic partition connected with the faces of the uprights, which are flushed with the outer surface of the sill.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY WILLIAM SMITH.

Witnesses F. R. WEBB, Trros. S. WEBB. 

